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Dictionary of
Family Names
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname AINSWORTH.
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From
A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley,
A. Bardsley, 1901, and,
An Etymological
Dictionary of Family and Christian Names, by William Arthur, M. A.,
1857.
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AINSWORTH.
Bardsley has: A local name meaning "of Ainsworth," a chapelry in
the parish of Middleton, co. Lanc., formerly Aynesworth.
Arthur has:
(British and Welsh) Local. From
ains, a spring, a river, and gwerth, a place, possession, or
court. In the British and Gaelic, aun, ain, au, hain, aon, and avon,
signify a river; hence "the place or possession on the river."
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Reference
Materials
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Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Family
Names Index |
| A,
B, C,
D, E,
F, G,
H, I,
J, K,
L, M,
N, O,
P, Q,
R, S,
T, U,
V, W,
X, Y,
Z
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